Marshall Bruce Mathers III born October 17, 1972

Early life

He was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri. His father abandoned the family when he was an infant, and he was raised by his mother. By the age of twelve, Marshall and his mother moved between various cities and towns in Missouri before they settled in Warren, Michigan. After procuring a copy of the Beastie Boys album as a teen, Marshall became interested in hip hop, performing amateur raps at age 14 under the name M&M and joining the group called Bassmint Productions and released their first EP called "Steppin' Onto The Scene". Later they changed their name to "Soul Intent" and around 1995 they released their first single called "Fuckin' Backstabber" under the record label Mashin' Duck Records. Even though he was enrolled at Lincoln High School, he frequently did freestyle battles at Osborn High School across town, gaining the approval of underground hip hop audiences.After repeating the ninth grade twice due to truancy and near-failing grades, he dropped out of high school at age 17.

Acting career

Even though he had a little part in the 2001 film, The Wash, Eminem made his official Hollywood acting debut with the semi-autobiographical 8 Mile, released in November 2002. He has said the movie is not an account of his life, but a representation of growing up in Detroit. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "Lose Yourself", which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2003. However, the song was not performed at the ceremony, due to Eminem's absence at the ceremony.

Eminem has participated in various voice acting roles. Some of these include the video game 50 Cent: Bulletproof, and a web cartoon called The Slim Shady Show, which has since been pulled off-line and is instead sold on DVD. He will be involved in either the soundtrack or scoring.

It was reported on November 8, 2009 that Eminem will star in the upcoming 3D horror movie, Shady Talez, directed by John Davis.

Family

He was married twice to Kimberley Anne Scott, whom he met in high school. They began their on-and-off relationship in 1989, getting married by 1999. Their first divorce was in 2001. In 2000, Kim attempted suicide and sued the rapper for defamation after he depicted her violent death in his song "Kim". They remarried in January 2006 but their second divorce was finalized in December of the same year, agreeing to share custody of their daughter, Hailie Jade Scott (born December 25, 1995).Hailie has often been referenced or featured on various songs of Eminem, such as "Brain Damage", "'97 Bonnie & Clyde", "Hailie's Song", "My Dad's Gone Crazy", "Mockingbird", "Forgot About Dre", "Cleanin' Out My Closet", "When I'm Gone", "Deja vu", and "Beautiful". In early 2010, Eminem responded publicly to tabloid reports of his pending reunion with Kim with a firm denial.

Marshall adopted two other daughters: Alaina "Lainey" Mathers, the child of Kimberley's sister, who has been referenced by name in some Eminem songs including "Mockingbird"